Markets in Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala were quiet again Friday with merchants and shoppers preferring to stay in for fear that trading on a Friday would make them potential targets of insurgent violence.
A few weeks ago, leaflets were widely distributed in the deep South threatening people with violent action if they worked on Fridays because it is reportedly a day of rest according to the Islamic faith.
Many shops were closed Friday and last Friday, with most shopkeepers saying that they would rather be safe than become targets.
The Nation
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